Pensacola
A tear wells up when he sees
the flag at half-mast across
the street from his house.
It has never been his custom
to light a fire in memory
of the life he hasn't lived.
He took the quiz: if he were
a dog, he'd be a pit bull.
He'll live on the street
or find a no-kill shelter.
Andrew Shields lives in Basel, Switzerland. His collection of poems "Thomas Hardy Listens to Louis Armstrong" was published by Eyewear in 2015. His band Human Shields released the album "Somebody's Hometown" in 2015 and the EP "Défense de jouer" in 2016.
Twitter: @ShieldsAndrew
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